Cycling fanatic Simon Mottram, 51, has built a premium sportswear brand on four continents since he founded the London company in 2004. Seven store openings in 2017 in Australia, America and Europe will take the total to 20. Rapha also offers cycle trips to America, Japan and Europe. Strong growth in the US helped exports to reach £48.1m in 2017.

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